Grant Opportunity Archive

Core Implementation Team

Applicants were required to apply as a Core Implementation Team that included leadership and/or senior staff from the following governmental agencies/entities or their applicable equivalents in the applicant’s geography (state/locality/municipality/territory/tribal community). We acknowledge the various governance structures of tribal nations and entertained proposals that reflected the relevant context.

1. The fiscal entity that controls the administrative budget such as the Office of Management and Budget (or equivalent)
2. The administrative entity with authority over child care funding
3. The administrative entity with authority over public education funding
4. The administrative entity with authority over preschool/pre-kindergarten programs and funding
5. The administrative entity with authority over higher education programming and/or funding
6. The administrative entity with authority over any state/local/municipal/territory/or tribal Special Funds (if applicable)

Aside from the Core Implementation Team, applicants were invited to include additional partnership members with authority over other programs and funding streams targeted to children prenatal to age eight. Partnership teams were required to demonstrate a commitment to working together to permanently transform the ECE finance and compensation systems.

advisory body

Applicants were required to identify an advisory body constituting representatives of early educators, employers, higher education institutions, and other community members to meaningfully engage in project design and implementation.

To be eligible to apply for this opportunity, applicants were required to meet the following criteria:

• Applicants could apply from any state, locality, municipality, territory, or tribal community.
• Applicants were required to apply as a Core Implementation Team (see Required Partners).
• Applicants were required to identify an advisory body, such as a Workforce Council or State Advisory Council on Early Childhood Education and Care (SAC), or equivalent.
• Applicants were required to meet the matching funds requirements described in the RFP.
• Applicants were not allowed to use funding for lobbying. Per the policies of The Collaborative’s fiscal sponsor, Third Sector New England (TSNE), grantees cannot use funds pursuant to this procurement for lobbying or to influence legislation, as defined by the IRS.

The Collaborative hosted two webinars in February/March 2023 to address applicant questions. The webinar recordings are available below.

• Applicant Webinar 1: February 14, 2023
  • Webinar Recording

• Applicant Webinar 2: March 2, 2023
  • Webinar Recording

Download the slide deck here.